Train Number Train Name Train Source Stn Source Dep. Time Train Destination Stn Dest. Arr. Time 1020 Konark Express BBS 03:15PM Mumbai CST/CSTM 03:55AM 2074 Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express BBS 06:20AM Howrah Junction/HWH 12:50PM 2146 Bhubaneswar LTT Superfast Express BBS 11:15PM Lokmanya Tilak Terminus/LTT 07:30AM 2421 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express BBS ...
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STD codes of Odisha
City Code City Code KANTAMAL 6844 PARAJANG 6768 KARANJIA 6796 PARDIP 6722 KASHIPUR 6865 PARLAKHEMUNDI 6815 KENDRAPARA 6727 PATNAGARH 6648 KEONJHAR 6766 PATTAMUNDAI 6729 KHALIKOTE 6810 PHIRINGIA 6845 KHURDA 6755 PHULBANI 6842 KOMANA 6679 PURI 6752 KORAPUT 6852 PURUNA KATAK 6843 KOTAGARH 6848 R. UDAYIGIRI 6817 KUCHINDA 6642 RAIRAKHOL 6644 ...
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Bou Bohu, as the name suggests is about two brides-Anuradha and Purnima. They come to Industrialist Krushnaprasad’s family. Anuradha marries elder son Biswajit. And Purnima is wife of younger son Abhijit. That way, Anuradha and Purnima represent the two opposite strands of human life. Anuradha is ambitious, aggressive, manipulative and ...
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What is it? Tomato Khata (Sweet Tomato Curry) is a sweetened vegetable curry with made with Tomato and grated coconut and date palm. Ingredients 250 gm tomato (tamatar) 100 gm date palm (khajuri) 2 tablespoon freshly grated coconut (nadia kora) ½ inch ginger (adaa) 2 dry red chillies (sukhila lanka) ...
Read More »Ghanta Curry Preparation
Ingredients 50 gm arum (saru) 50 gm potato (alu) 50 gm yam (desi alu) 50 gm pumpkin (kakharu) 50 gm striped pear gourd/ parwal (potala) 2 tomatoes (tamatar) 5-6 lima or indian beans (simba) 7 french beans (bin) 4 long beans (jhudunga) 1 brinjal (baigana) total 1 cup of dry ...
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Ingredients 2 Cup Rice 25 gm Kala Jeera 2 spoons Oil curry leaf(Bhrusunga Patra) Red pepper(Sukhila Lanka) Method Boil the rice(like we prepare normal rice). Remove the water from it and u get normal rice. Then put oil into the frying pan(Kadei). When the oil is hot enough put the ...
Read More »Chhau Dance of Odisha
Chhau is an ancient dance form. It originated in the mock fights of the Oriya paikas (warriors) who fought rhythmically to the accompaniment of indigenous music instruments The highly Stylised Chhau dance of today follow the basic principle of the Natya Shastra of Bharat Muni and the Abhinaya Darpana of ...
Read More »Krishna Leela
Associated with the cult of Krishna leela has a deep religious flavour.People in the village communities in certain parts of Orissa join in singing and dancing to the accompaniment of mridanga and cymbals. This is performed particularly on the occasion of Holi and Rasa Purnima. Different episodes of Krishna legend ...
Read More »Ram Leela
Rama Leela, a very popular theatrical performance of Orissa as elsewhere in India, being religious in character retains all its religious significance. The theme of the performance is derived from Ramayana . In some places the performers use masks and there are others who do not use them. We have ...
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Pala, a very popular performance associated with the mixed cult of Satyapir, has wide distribution in Orissa. Its origin goes back to Muslim-mughal period when asimilation of Satya Narayan of Hindu pantheon with Pir of Muhammadanism, brought about a synthetic cult known as ‘Satyapir’. This is an instance to show ...
Read More »Dasakathia
A colourful and popular performance is rendered by two members, one signer (Gayaka) and the other accompanist (Palia). The very word (Dasakathia) is derived from the word Das which means worshipper and Kathi means two pieces of sticks which produce a very sweet sound. This performance is ritualistic and secular ...
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Ingredients 3 cups rice Basmati (basumati chaula)(or any local rice with a fragrance may be used) ½ cup bengal gram (buta dali) 1 cup sugar 1 cup (chini) salt to taste 25 gms raisin (khismis) 1 tea spoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda) 3 tablespoon ghee (gua gheea) Ghee 2 tbsp ...
Read More »Ghia Anna Preparation
Ingredients 2 cups rice (chaula) 2 table spoon split bengal gram (chana dali / buta dali) 2 table spoon ghee (desi ghia) 10 curry leaves (bhursunga patra) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) 2 red chillies (sukhila lanka) 2 table spoon lime juice (lembu rasa) salt to taste (luna) Method Soak ...
Read More »Dal Khechedi
Ingredients 250 gms rice (chaula) 200 gms half-crushed green gram/ moong dal (muga dali) 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda) 51 table spoon cumin seeds (jeera) 1 pinch asafoetida (hengu) 100 gms pure ghee (gua gheea) 3 to 4 red chillies (sukhila lanka) 2 bay leaves (tej patra) 2 ...
Read More »Muga Dalma Preparation
Ingredients 1/2 cup moong dal (muga dali) 1 tablespoon cumin seeds (jeera) 1 inch ginger – crushed (ada) 1 tablespoon ghee (desi gheea) 2 tea spoon cumin powder (jeera gunda) Chili power to taste (lanka gunda) 2 red chillies (sukhila lanka) Salt to taste 1 & 1/2 cups of cut ...
Read More »Preparation of Dalma
Ingredients 100gm pigeon pea /arhar dal (harada dali) 50gm raw papaya (kancha amrutabhanda) 50gm striped pear gourd / parwal (potala) 50gm potato (alu) 1 big onion (piaja) 3-5 dry chili (sukhila lanka) ½ teaspoon mustard (sorisha) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) 2 bay leaves (teja patra) ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ...
Read More »The Konark Dance and Music Festival
The Konark Dance and Music Festival of Orissa is founded in the year 1986 at Konark Natya Mandap by Padmashree Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, The Konark Dance Festibal is held at the open air theatre of the Konark Natya Mandap, a prototype of famous Konark Temple. The Festival, held every year ...
Read More »Mahaprasad Avada – The Food of Lord Jagannath Temple Puri
One of the traditional and Popular Delicacies of Orissa is the Mahaprasad (Avada)- the holy food served to Lord Jagannath as bhog. This is mostly available at the Anand Bazar near the Jagannath Temple. The specialty of ‘mahaprasad’ preparation lies in its massive cooking by unique steaming process in ...
Read More »Pithas(Cakes)- The Special Delicious Odia Cuisine
Among the Popular Delicacies of Orissa you can opt for the different kinds of pithas (Cakes) prepared from rice powder and gram dal. The various pithas made in Orissa are like Peda,Chitau, Manda, Arisa, Kakara , Podapitha, Chakuli pitha and Enduri Pitha.. The sweet ones, Chhenapoda pitha are delicious. These ...
Read More »Special Delicacies from the Oriya cuisine
Sweets Orissa cuisine involves extensive usage of coconut even in desserts. People of Orissa include dessert in their regular meal. Some of the desserts which are famous in Bengal and all over India are the invention of Orissa. History says that the well admired Kheeri or Kheer (rice pudding) preferred ...
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